WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

[Grady]

Put Ohlins struts on. And the only way to work in Texas right now. Wait till it cools down a little, about midnight. Then close the garage door and leave the door to the house open blowing A/C in the garage and cooling it off.

[spike021]

Originally Posted by spike021

I've got a couple different external parts going on tomorrow, which I'll share photos of later, but I took a few photos this evening while the car is still pristine

Following up on this.

A couple friends and I installed TRD fender extensions and the Toyota OEM window sun visors on Saturday (sorry not exactly "today"). Then on Sunday I wanted to make sure I got some more photos of the car both with the new parts and while it's clean:










Also a quick photo of the dirty interior with the newer shift knob, reverse lockout, ebrake button and re-done handle, and REAL Japan steering wheel I bought in Japan and installed last year:




I'm honestly not sure how I feel about the visors.

In all honesty, I never planned on buying them..it just sort of happened as a quarantine impulse purchase. I feel very 50/50 about them, so they may come off at some point lol.

[N_Raged]

Installed new wheels. OZ Ultraleggera 17x8 +48 wrapped in 225/45R17 Falken RT615K+. The taller sidewall and dropping 3.4LB of wheel weight per corner really improved ride quality.

[JohnH]

nothing too earth shaking. Removed the complete artificial sound thing in the cabin. Installed a Perrin intake hose(between airbox and MAF housing), and fabbed up a really simple but effective cold air snorkel that fits from the stock airbox to behind the bumper. Made it from aluminum sheet. Unlike the stock one that fits INSIDE the airbox and has a thick lip that deforms inwards, this fits OUTSIDE the airbox fitting. clearly more flow, should the engine need it. And IAT's are very low when driving and still quite good when idling in traffic. They drop very rapidly when you open the throttle too, so I know I'm getting only cold air.

I also washed it really well and applied a coat of Autoglym Super Resin Polish, and it shine!

Funny, I did all of this before I even put my first tank of gas in it

[N_Raged]

Replaced my clutch pedal assist spring with the MTEC spring hoping that it would help me smoothen out my release. Not sure how I feel about it... It's definitely different to enough that I have to relearn how to be smooth. There is more modulation where the stock clutch spring was numb. I guess this is why people do this mod or remove the spring altogether.

Full disclosure: I learned to drive stick on this car last year, so I'm still somewhat of a novice. However since then I've driven three other manual cars that are each very different, so I do have some frame of reference.

[iag48st]

Originally Posted by N_Raged

Replaced my clutch pedal assist spring with the MTEC spring hoping that it would help me smoothen out my release. Not sure how I feel about it... It's definitely different to enough that I have to relearn how to be smooth. There is more modulation where the stock clutch spring was numb. I guess this is why people do this mod or remove the spring altogether.

Full disclosure: I learned to drive stick on this car last year, so I'm still somewhat of a novice. However since then I've driven three other manual cars that are each very different, so I do have some frame of reference.

The best thing I ever did to this car was adjust the clutch pedal to grab almost immediately. Made it easier to drive

[MJones_RB]

Originally Posted by N_Raged

Replaced my clutch pedal assist spring with the MTEC spring hoping that it would help me smoothen out my release. Not sure how I feel about it... It's definitely different to enough that I have to relearn how to be smooth. There is more modulation where the stock clutch spring was numb. I guess this is why people do this mod or remove the spring altogether.

Full disclosure: I learned to drive stick on this car last year, so I'm still somewhat of a novice. However since then I've driven three other manual cars that are each very different, so I do have some frame of reference.

I went from an Integra GS-R to my FR-S and the difference between the two clutches was dramatic. The helper spring took all of the effort and nuance out of the clutch, which would help beginner drivers buy annoy seasoned veterans. I did eventually change out the stock spring with the MTEC one and it did bring back some of the feel. I also changed out the shifter springs for the MTEC ones and that helped reduce some of the notchiness.

[dpfarr]

Anyone use an adhesive protector for their front lip? Suggestions welcome.

[JohnH]

Originally Posted by iag48st

The best thing I ever did to this car was adjust the clutch pedal to grab almost immediately. Made it easier to drive

yes! I am far from a manual trans novice and this thing was just not quite right. I adjusted the rod above the gas pedal so that there is a little bit of free play and it grabs closer to the floor. I actually had it start to engage about half an inch off the floor but that was too much. Makes it drive quite a bit more normal now

[oliverthom707]

Is there power up there behind the mirror so that you can hard-wire the v1 up in the headliner? mobdro tubemate

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by oliverthom707

Is there power up there behind the mirror so that you can hard-wire the v1 up in the headliner?

not that i would use. there's power for the dome light constant-on, and there's power for the mirror. but i would run a 3-conductor off the radio power connections for that function. because i'd rather lose the radio than the dome light or mirror with my garage door buttons in a problem.

[JD001]

She was treated to the sixth year service and new boots.. driving really nice. The tyres quieter than the old set and the bumps are more rounded, however only driven about 20miles (from the garage to home).

[juenedgi]

Finally recieved my front lip from Japan. It's the Toyota 86 GR front spoiler with bumper side fins. I've always loved the look of the lip since it came out on the 86 GRMN.

Fast forward to 2019, I got the BRZ yet still wanted that front lip. I obtained it through Yahoo Auctions. Just test fitting for now. I know that the 2017+ 86 and BRZ have different holes to drill for the lip. I will need to "mold" the front lip towards the bumper. You can see the gap near the fangs of the bumper. Pics below:

[dragoontwo]

New wheels. O.Z. Alleggerita 17 x 8.